California State University , Long Beach is nationally recognized as a leading public comprehensive university. Inside this section you'll find information regarding each department within the University's colleges as well as links to academic roadmaps and university programs such as athletics and student leadership.

Graduation rates for CSULB students have increased dramatically in recent years and the length of time it takes students to complete degrees has decreased. The availability of needed courses and support improved graduation rates. These improvements were key to the naming of CSULB as one of "America's Best Colleges and Universities" by U.S. News and World Report.

102. Academic Success Skills (1)

Prerequisite: ENGR 101 with a grade of "C" or better.
Development of skills and identification of strengths and weaknesses for success in a COE major.
(Lecture 1 hour). Letter grade only (A-F).

123. Inventions and Innovations: Good, Bad, and Weird (3)

Use of language, thought, and logic in science, distinguishing scientific fact from science fiction. Critical review of technological achievements from ancient times to the present, from practical inventions to perpetual motion machines. Science, pseudoscience, and paranormal. Experimentation and witchcraft.
(Lecture-Problems 3 hours)